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🌱 Could an underwater AI data center reshape Eastport’s future?

Eastport, Maine Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Could an underwater AI data center reshape Eastport’s future?

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Today's riddle: What gets wetter & wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Chilly with rain and drizzle, with a high of 44 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 52, low: 36.
  • Saturday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 52 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Needham developer proposes underwater AI data centers off Maine or Alaska coast (needhamobserver.com) — Eastport is being eyed for a $415 million underwater, tidal-powered AI data center, raising big questions for a city with just 14 full-time employees and a tight legal budget. Local officials, residents, and Passamaquoddy tribal members are weighing environmental, cultural, and financial risks, while Maine has temporarily paused new data center approvals to study broader impacts.
   

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  • Federal Threats on the Horizon Are Killing Housing Supply Growth Now (cato.org)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Beth H. for sending it in!)
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